You know how all the guys (and some of the women) carry guns in rural Texas? In our family, all the guys carry pocket knives. It’s part of the 2nd Amendment, right? On the way out the door, you grab your wallet, keys, phone, and jackknife. I rarely use it, but no matter, it’s family […]
Archives for November 2017
Fall Vignettes – Interesting Odds and Ends
This is my 2nd go at a Vignette post (read the Summer Vignettes here), I hope you find it entertaining or helpful. Let me know what you think. I Don’t Recommend Hanging It on Your Exterior Door It’s almost that time of year. Time to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Time for eggnog and Christmas […]
Top 8 Free and Offbeat Historic Things to Do in Baltimore
This is a follow on post to my Top 8 Free and Offbeat Things to Do in Baltimore, but this one is all about offbeat Historic things to see and do in Charm City that are free. Most people don’t know how much history Baltimore has. From 1830-1850, it was the second-largest city in the […]
500 Years After Luther, Why Do We Still Try to Buy Favor with God?
Why is it that 500 years after Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to a Catholic church (commemorated this past week), we still think we can buy favor with God? Is it because everything else of value in this world has a price? That if we want something bad enough, we can find a seller […]